Total hip replacement (THR) is a well-established procedure for the treatment of disabling disorders of the coxofemoral joint . THR involves the surgical replacement of the femoral head, neck and acetabulum with manufactured implants consisting of a cup, a head and neck unit and a femoral stem. One of the most challenging aspects of THR is accurate positioning of the acetabular component (cup). An erroneously positioned cup con lead to potentially catastrophic complications. The main factors influencing the proper positioning of the cup are the easiness and the reliability of use of the surgical instrumentation (impactor) and the experience of the surgeon. It is widely recognized that the most reliable method to evaluate the functional outcome after orthopedic surgeries is by means of force plate analysis and assessment of the ground reaction forces (GRF). Despite many studies investigated the functional recovery after THR an objective assessment of the functional outcome after ZC-THR is still lacking.
The first objective is to investigare functional recovery in dogs after total hip replacement by meand of force plate analysis.
The second objective is to evaluate the accuracy of cup positioning comparing two different cup impactors in a cadaveric model.
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Bruno Peirone
Computer assited gait evaluation of othopedic canine patients.
